Goose Island in Tx. email response

Hilarity will ensue when they realize BCBS is practically worthless due to it being in every other state. (By the time Tx gets it of course)

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I don't see the demand for BCBS disappearing for quite awhile. While it is going year-round, and they have quadrupled production, it is still highly sought after. As an example, Kentucky just got their shipment and it was gone in a matter of hours. I'd say the shipment they received was close to 2011 levels and some stores didn't receive any that received some in previous years.

Texas is a huge market, and with GI also returning BCBS to CA at the same time, the idea that Houston will receive enough BCBS to satiate even local demand is short sighted.

I don't see the demand for BCBS disappearing for quite awhile. While it is going year-round, and they have quadrupled production, it is still highly sought after. As an example, Kentucky just got their shipment and it was gone in a matter of hours. I'd say the shipment they received was close to 2011 levels and some stores didn't receive any that received some in previous years.

Texas is a huge market, and with GI also returning BCBS to CA at the same time, the idea that Houston will receive enough BCBS to satiate even local demand is short sighted.

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My point is you can land BCBS with locals right now. I could have left Philly with 2 cases a few weeks after it 1st landed. If and when Tx gets it, people who hoard it in search of walez will be disappointed.

My point is you can land BCBS with locals right now. I could have left Philly with 2 cases a few weeks after it 1st landed. If and when Tx gets it, people who hoard it in search of walez will be disappointed.

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Point taken. 2011 BCBS SUCKED to trade for and it is much easier to score now. Shit, I tried to trade my Bourbon DL+ for 3 4-packs and couldn't find a single person with that amount that was interested. Though I think PA is a poor example due to their ass-backward beer laws (having to sell by the case at certain stores).

Point taken. 2011 BCBS SUCKED to trade for and it is much easier to score now. Shit, I tried to trade my Bourbon DL+ for 3 4-packs and couldn't find a single person with that amount that was interested. Though I think PA is a poor example due to their ass-backward beer laws (having to sell by the case at certain stores).

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Case law could be the cause, but several of my trade partners landed cases outside of PA. I do agree landing '11 was a pain in the ass though.

Point taken. 2011 BCBS SUCKED to trade for and it is much easier to score now. Shit, I tried to trade my Bourbon DL+ for 3 4-packs and couldn't find a single person with that amount that was interested. Though I think PA is a poor example due to their ass-backward beer laws (having to sell by the case at certain stores).

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PA beer rules:

"Beer may only be purchased from a restaurant, bar, licensed beer store, or distributor. Beer distributors mainly sell cases and kegs of beer, not smaller volumes of beer such as six packs. Six and twelve packs, along with individual bottles such as 40 ounce or 24 ounce beers, are sold at bars, restaurants, and licensed retailers. A consumer is limited to 192 ounces of beer per purchase. For larger quantities one must go to a beverage distributor which sells beer only by the case or keg. Beverage distributors (which also sell soft drinks) may sell beer and malt liquor, but not wine or hard liquor."

I cannot imagine the insanity that will occur when BCBS is released here. The hype train leading up to the release will drive people to tent out the night before the release at specs. Just to hoard it and put it as a FT before they even get home.

Why would people trade it when its going to be pretty much spread out all over close to evenly? Once it hit other markets no one or not as many will trade for it.

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There not and also theAzzy's andI gotta have it to save and look cool to my friends, people will bum rush the stores when this comes out. Mass chaos will ensue. Stores will be left in shambles. We will need economic stimulus to recover from the damage done by these people. But, it will not happen due to the Mayan apocalypse we will all be dead in 15 days.

But seriously, the value of GI, trade value that is, is about to plummet due to the rapid expansion of the product.

There not and also theAzzy's andI gotta have it to save and look cool to my friends, people will bum rush the stores when this comes out. Mass chaos will ensue. Stores will be left in shambles. We will need economic stimulus to recover from the damage done by these people. But, it will not happen due to the Mayan apocalypse we will all be dead in 15 days.

But seriously, the value of GI, trade value that is, is about to plummet due to the rapid expansion of the product.

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Extremely unlikely. While BCBS may go down in trade value, with BCBCS, BCBS one-offs (hello Cherry), and impending Prince Henry, the "value" of GI is going no where.

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Glad that their are bringing vintage ale series to us from the beginning. I had a hunch that they would come into the TX market with just the average everyday stuff. I hope it isn't too long before they send some of their wild ales.

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Sophie is a week or two after and Pere Jacques is the end of the month. They're looking at very limited placement at first.

Just got off the phone with the horse's mouth in charge of specialty. Package isn't expected until March.

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That may be true for the Austin area (assuming based on your avatar), but I too, spoke with the horse's mouth just yesterday, and I have an email telling me otherwise, so one of these two horses is lying.

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That may be true for the Austin area (assuming based on your avatar), but I too, spoke with the horse's mouth just yesterday, and I have an email telling me otherwise, so one of these two horses is lying.

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Haha. Sounds like that's the cause. I'm going through Brown here in Austin.